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0 pointsdannyobrien1y ago0 comments

Without wishing to categorize all of these important woman into the same story, another key trans figure in early personal computing is Sophie Wilson[1], who co-designed the ARM instruction set (and, as important for many, designed the OS for the BBC Microcomputer, including the font).

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Wilson

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tylersmith1y ago

It's so cool how so many important women in computing are trans women.

amysox1y ago

We have our own set of giants to stand on the shoulders of.

hackermatic1y ago

Honestly, yeah -- it's not a cheat code, it's facing two sets of pressures from discrimination, not seeing many like you in your field, what you deal with outside of the workplace, etc. And it helped me to see how many people before me succeeded regardless of all that; learning about Lynn Conway ~15 years ago was really important to me.

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